Kaluma scores 23, Carter has 21 as Kansas State beats No. 6 Iowa State, 65-58
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State coach Jerome Tang lamented his team's lack of effort in a lopsided loss to Kansas this week, issuing a not-so-veiled challenge to the Wildcats heading into their regular-season finale against sixth-ranked Iowa State.
Not only did they accept it, they proceeded to beat the Cyclones in nearly every statistical category that rewards effort: points off turnovers, second-chance points, fast-break points and offensive rebounds.
The Wildcats ultimately beat them on the scoreboard, too. Arthur Kaluma had 23 points, Cam Carter added 21 and the Wildcats won 65-58 on Saturday, giving their flickering NCAA Tournament hopes some life heading into the Big 12 Tournament.
“I was very clear after the last game, we didn't give an effort worthy of wearing a K-State uniform,” Tang said, "and they didn't take offense to it. They embraced that we have higher expectations of ourselves, and they responded.”
David N'Guessan added 11 points and a career-high 16 rebounds on senior day for the Wildcats (18-13, 8-10 Big 12), who blew most of a 17-point, second-half lead before holding on for their third win over a top-10 team this season.
Kansas State also beat No. 4 Kansas and No. 9 Baylor at home, where it went 15-3 this season.
“There's an opportunity and a path for us,” Tang said of the NCAA tourney, “and I'm excited for the path.”
Curtis Jones scored 16 points and Keshon Gilbert and Tamin Lipsey 13 apiece for the Cyclones (24-7, 13-5), who couldn't replicate their rally from 14 down to beat BYU earlier in the week and had their four-game winning streak snapped.
“Credit goes to K-State, their coaches and their players. They did a great job,” Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said. “They were more physical. They were the more aggressive team. And they did a better job in some of the areas we take pride in, in terms of rebounding and being physical. Credit to them for doing that today.”
Iowa State looked as if it would make senior day a forgettable day for Kansas State early on, relentlessly harassing one of the nation's most turnover-prone teams into offensive miscues and mental mistakes.
“Our defense was really solid. We were just turning the ball over,” Kaluma said. “We had to eradicate the turnovers.”
When the Wildcats did, trailing 18-10 with seven minutes left in the half, their fortunes quickly flipped.
Kansas State held Iowa State without a field goal for more than six minutes, going on a 12-1 run to help take a 28-24 lead into the break. Then, the Wildcats scored the first nine points as part of a 15-2 run to begin the second half, stretching their lead to 17 while holding the Cyclones without a field goal until Lipsey's lay-in with 13:30 to go.
“We get in stretches where we try to force things and take bad shots," Lipsey said, "and that's when teams go on runs.”
The Cyclones went on a run of their own, a 10-0 charge to get within 48-43 with 7:18 left. But the Wildcats pushed their lead back to double digits, and forced Iowa State into using full-court pressure in a desperate bid to mount a comeback.
The experience of Kaluma and Carter along with Tylor Perry, playing his final game in Bramlage Coliseum, allowed Kansas State to keep breaking it, and the Wildcats made just enough foul shots in down the stretch to wrap up the win.
“I think we lost focus today,” Otzelberger said. “We were up 18-10 and we settled for a lot of early-clock jump shots. We had costly turnovers that were uncharacteristic of our team. We didn't have enough focus defensively guarding the dribble. ... We didn't do a good job in those areas, and credit to K-State for making us pay when we didn't do the job.”
BIG PICTURE
Iowa State squandered a chance to share the regular-season Big 12 title, though it would have needed Kansas to beat Houston later in the day. The Cyclones will still be the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.
Kansas State avoided having to play on the opening night of the conference tournament, but the Wildcats still probably need at least a couple of wins in Kansas City, Missouri, to help its at-large NCAA Tournament hopes.
UP NEXT
Iowa State will play its quarterfinal Big 12 Tournament game Thursday.
Kansas State will play its second-round Big 12 tourney game Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Robert Jones vs. Jerrell Colbert (Cam Carter gains possession) | |||
19:53 | Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot | |||
19:51 | Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound | |||
19:31 | Tre King turnover (bad pass) (Arthur Kaluma steals) | |||
19:14 | Cam Carter turnover (lost ball) (Robert Jones steals) | |||
18:59 | Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot | |||
18:57 | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | |||
18:39 | Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot | |||
18:37 | Tre King defensive rebound | |||
18:17 | Tre King misses three point jump shot | |||
18:15 | Tylor Perry defensive rebound | |||
17:57 | Jerrell Colbert turnover (bad pass) | |||
17:47 | Dai Dai Ames personal foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul) | |||
17:41 | Milan Momcilovic turnover (lost ball) (Cam Carter steals) | |||
17:35 | +2 | Cam Carter makes two point dunk | 0-2 | |
17:19 | Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot | |||
17:17 | Robert Jones offensive rebound | |||
17:14 | +2 | Robert Jones makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
16:42 | Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot | |||
16:40 | Cyclones defensive rebound | |||
16:40 | Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
16:30 | +2 | Demarion Watson makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists) | 4-2 | |
16:04 | Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) (Milan Momcilovic steals) | |||
15:58 | +2 | Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup (Milan Momcilovic assists) | 6-2 | |
15:29 | Cam Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
15:27 | Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound | |||
15:15 | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot | 9-2 | |
15:04 | Cyclones 30 second timeout | |||
15:04 | TV timeout | |||
14:52 | Tylor Perry turnover (bad pass) (Keshon Gilbert steals) | |||
14:45 | Keshon Gilbert misses two point layup | |||
14:43 | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | |||
14:40 | Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot | |||
14:38 | Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound | |||
14:32 | Hason Ward blocks Will McNair Jr.'s two point jump shot | |||
14:30 | Hason Ward defensive rebound | |||
14:28 | Tylor Perry personal foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul) | |||
14:23 | +2 | Hason Ward makes two point dunk (Curtis Jones assists) | 11-2 | |
13:55 | Cam Carter misses two point jump shot | |||
13:53 | Hason Ward defensive rebound | |||
13:21 | Curtis Jones turnover (David N'Guessan steals) | |||
13:13 | Demarion Watson personal foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul) | |||
13:25 | Official timeout | |||
13:06 | +2 | Will McNair Jr. makes two point jump shot (Cam Carter assists) | 11-4 | |
12:49 | David N'Guessan blocks Tamin Lipsey's two point layup | |||
12:47 | Cyclones offensive rebound | |||
12:40 | Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot | |||
12:38 | Cam Carter defensive rebound | |||
12:28 | Milan Momcilovic personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul) | |||
12:10 | +2 | Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup | 11-6 | |
11:55 | Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
11:53 | Robert Jones offensive rebound | |||
11:48 | Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
11:46 | Cam Carter defensive rebound | |||
11:39 | Tylor Perry turnover (bad pass) | |||
11:38 | TV timeout | |||
11:21 | Robert Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
11:19 | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | |||
11:09 | Robert Jones personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul) | |||
11:00 | R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
10:58 | David N'Guessan offensive rebound | |||
10:47 | Tamin Lipsey personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | |||
10:36 | Tre King shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul) | |||
10:36 | +1 | David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-7 | |
10:36 | +1 | David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-8 | |
10:16 | Tre King offensive foul (R.J. Jones draws the foul) | |||
10:16 | Tre King turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:47 | Tylor Perry misses two point layup | |||
9:45 | David N'Guessan offensive rebound | |||
9:38 | David N'Guessan misses two point layup | |||
9:36 | David N'Guessan offensive rebound | |||
9:32 | David N'Guessan misses two point layup | |||
9:30 | David N'Guessan offensive rebound | |||
9:22 | Hason Ward blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup | |||
9:20 | Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound | |||
9:14 | Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot | |||
9:12 | Tylor Perry defensive rebound | |||
9:09 | +2 | David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Tylor Perry assists) | 11-10 | |
8:54 | +2 | Hason Ward makes two point jump shot | 13-10 | |
8:46 | Demarion Watson blocks Arthur Kaluma's two point layup | |||
8:44 | Wildcats offensive rebound | |||
8:33 | Hason Ward blocks Arthur Kaluma's two point layup | |||
8:31 | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | |||
8:18 | +2 | Curtis Jones makes two point layup | 15-10 | |
7:57 | Arthur Kaluma misses two point jump shot | |||
7:57 | Cyclones defensive rebound | |||
7:57 | TV timeout | |||
7:40 | Hason Ward misses two point jump shot | |||
7:38 | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | |||
7:20 | R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
7:18 | Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound | |||
7:06 | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Hason Ward assists) | 18-10 | |
6:40 | R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
6:38 | Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound | |||
6:30 | Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass) (Jerrell Colbert steals) | |||
6:17 | Demarion Watson shooting foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul) | |||
6:17 | Arthur Kaluma misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:17 | +1 | Arthur Kaluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-11 | |
6:02 | Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
6:00 | Tylor Perry defensive rebound | |||
5:56 | Tylor Perry turnover (lost ball) (Hason Ward steals) | |||
5:48 | Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot | |||
5:46 | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | |||
5:32 | Jump ball. Dai Dai Ames vs. Keshon Gilbert (Keshon Gilbert gains possession) | |||
5:32 | Dai Dai Ames turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals) | |||
5:12 | Milan Momcilovic turnover (lost ball) | |||
4:46 | +2 | David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Tylor Perry assists) | 18-13 | |
4:25 | Tamin Lipsey misses two point layup | |||
4:23 | Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound | |||
4:19 | Milan Momcilovic turnover (lost ball) (Tylor Perry steals) | |||
3:59 | +3 | Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Jerrell Colbert assists) | 18-16 | |
3:34 | Jerrell Colbert blocks Tamin Lipsey's two point layup | |||
3:28 | Robert Jones offensive rebound | |||
3:28 | Jerrell Colbert personal foul (Robert Jones draws the foul) | |||
3:28 | TV timeout | |||
3:28 | Robert Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:28 | +1 | Robert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-16 | |
3:04 | +3 | Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Jerrell Colbert assists) | 19-19 | |
2:44 | Robert Jones misses two point layup | |||
2:42 | Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound | |||
2:32 | David N'Guessan misses two point jump shot | |||
2:30 | Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound | |||
2:20 | Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot | |||
2:18 | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | |||
2:08 | +3 | Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists) | 19-22 | |
2:03 | Cyclones 30 second timeout | |||
1:46 | Tre King turnover (lost ball) (Dai Dai Ames steals) | |||
1:39 | +2 | David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Dai Dai Ames assists) | 19-24 | |
1:27 | Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul) | |||
1:27 | +1 | Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-24 | |
1:27 | Keshon Gilbert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:27 | David N'Guessan defensive rebound | |||
1:03 | Cam Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
1:01 | David N'Guessan offensive rebound | |||
0:56 | Hason Ward personal foul (Cam Carter draws the foul) | |||
0:56 | +1 | Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-25 | |
0:56 | +1 | Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-26 | |
0:49 | +2 | Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup | 22-26 | |
0:13 | +2 | Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup (Tylor Perry assists) | 22-28 | |
0:04 | +2 | Tamin Lipsey makes two point jump shot | 24-28 | |
0:00 | End of period |